Perhaps it's the sun that is causing the slow down on eastbound Crosstown from Gleason Road to Hwy. 100. Plan on 15 minutes to reach 35W.
The worst jam at this hour is on westbound 494. A crash in the center lane at Hwy. 61 has turned the freeway into a parking lot. Traffic is parked at Carver Avenue. Two lanes at Hwy. 61 are blocked.
Here are some current travel times:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to Hwy. 280: 14 minutes
Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 15 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 14 minutes
Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 12 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.